As Zebra indicated in his post, to correctly judge that traveling has or has not occurred we first have to determine whether or not a pivot foot has been established, to do that first have to determine...
- Did the player catch the ball with both feet on the floor? If so, a player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor, may pivot using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.
- Did the player catch the ball while moving or dribbling? If so, he may establish the pivot foot by determining....
If both feet are off the floor and the player lands:
1. Simultaneously on both feet, either foot may be the pivot.
2. On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch is the pivot.
3. On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both. Neither foot can be a pivot in this case.
If one foot is on the floor:
1. It is the pivot when the other foot touches in a step.
2. The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both. Neither foot can be a pivot in this case.
After making one of the prior determinations, which establishes a pivot foot, we now have to apply the following....
- After coming to a stop and establishing a pivot foot:
a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the floor, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.
b. If the player jumps, neither foot may be returned to the floor before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.
c. The pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.
- After coming to a stop when neither foot can be a pivot:
a. One or both feet may be lifted, but may not be returned to the floor before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.
b. Neither foot may be lifted before the ball is released, to start a dribble.
- A player holding the ball:
a. May not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than hand or foot.
b. After gaining control while on the floor and touching with other than hand or foot, may not attempt to get up or stand.
Many times this has to be determnined in a split second, with a defender or multiple defenders involved, which requires us to judge if legal guarding position has been established (which includes a additional myriad of factors)...... "easy" to call from the stands (not really) because if you are wrong, so what?
As a fan when I see this, I don't think it should be called traveling because its an acceptable basketball move (can't watch a game on tv without seeing these types of moves).
Welcome to our world...... People watch TV and see something or hear an announcer (worse than believing a rumor posted on the internet) describe something that happens and believe it to be legal. They then direct their expertise learned from what they heard towards us and everyone around believes it.
And again, it's the reason why we discuss rules and mechanics, rather than (typically) specific plays on here.